Kenneth Law, a former chef from Canada, pleaded guilty Friday to counseling or aiding suicide in a Newmarket, Ontario court. The plea covers charges related to 14 deaths in Ontario. Prosecutors agreed to drop 14 murder charges as part of the deal.
Law stood in the prisoner's box wearing a dark blazer and white shirt when he entered the pleas. Sentencing was scheduled for September. The charges involved people aged 16 to 36 who died after receiving sodium nitrite from him via online sales.
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A Utah jury convicted Kouri Richins of aggravated murder and other charges on March 17, 2026, after three hours of deliberation in a three-week trial, finding she poisoned her husband Eric with a fentanyl-laced cocktail in March 2022. The 35-year-old mother faces 25 years to life; sentencing is set for May 13.
A Canadian man facing 14 murder charges for selling lethal substances online has agreed to plead guilty to counseling or aiding suicide. Prosecutors will drop the murder charges in exchange. The case returns to court in Newmarket, Ontario, on Monday.
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Kenneth Iwamasa, the longtime personal assistant to actor Matthew Perry, has been sentenced to more than three years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy in the star's death.
A 76-year-old Iowa man who admitted to killing his chronically ill wife to end her suffering has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. Richard Hoesing pleaded guilty to second-degree murder after originally facing first-degree charges. The judge imposed a mandatory minimum of 35 years before parole eligibility.
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Joshua Cottrell has pleaded guilty to murdering his girlfriend and her daughter in Morehead, Kentucky, receiving a life sentence without parole. The 44-year-old changed his plea this week after the bodies of Kayla Danielle Blake and Kennedi Grace McWhorter were discovered in September 2025. He also admitted to tampering with physical evidence.
Jasveen Sangha, known as the 'Ketamine Queen,' received a 15-year prison sentence for her role in supplying ketamine that contributed to Matthew Perry's death. The drug dealer pleaded guilty last year to federal charges including distribution of ketamine resulting in death. Perry, the Friends star, died in October 2023 from the acute effects of the drug.
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Utah mother Kouri Richins received a life sentence without parole on Wednesday for murdering her husband with a fentanyl-laced drink in 2022. The sentencing came on what would have been Eric Richins' 44th birthday.